Why wood is back at the top of the tree for architects

Strong, clean and versatile, engineered timber is the ‘new concrete’. With wooden skyscrapers in the offing, could it be the answer to the global housing crisis?

Ralph & Russo unveils a fairytale for Paris fashion week

London fashion house is the sole heir to a grand British couture tradition

Autumn/ winter 2018: the key menswear trends

A roundup of the key trends to emerge from the men’s fashion weeks in London, Paris and Milan

Lagerfeld still top of his game with blooming 2018 Chanel collection

Flowers were ever-present at summer 2018 Paris show, where designer revealed a new look

The 20 best food books from 2001-2017

To mark 200 issues of Observer Food Monthly, we pick the most significant books published in the years since the magazine launched

Want to sell your luxury London home? Then take £1m off

Brexit uncertainty and higher stamp duty are putting off super-rich overseas buyers